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It's been over half an hour... OP, you still alive? Or at least taken those D/S rotors to the track for real testing?? Give us a video!

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Originally Posted by Sweetness

I used to drive fast and cowboy around, but then I realized that I can't even afford bumping into someone, so now it's slow and classy, with occasional spurts of speed. Fanatics might pick on each other from time to time, but we are all one great big family that looks out for each other in the end.

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Originally Posted by E46Mango

I pull up to meets, lean to one side, shakin my finger at all da playahaterz. Then I get back into my car and flash mah beamz.

No. Didn't un-ignore you. I just clicked on "View post." Funny how you call me a troll when you keep bumping this post, calling people out to fight and meet up with you, publicly wishing physical violence and harm on other members, bragging about your lifestyle/girlfriends/etc.

I used to drive fast and cowboy around, but then I realized that I can't even afford bumping into someone, so now it's slow and classy, with occasional spurts of speed. Fanatics might pick on each other from time to time, but we are all one great big family that looks out for each other in the end.

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Originally Posted by E46Mango

I pull up to meets, lean to one side, shakin my finger at all da playahaterz. Then I get back into my car and flash mah beamz.

No. Didn't un-ignore you. I just clicked on "View post." Funny how you call me a troll when you keep bumping this post, calling people out to fight and meet up with you, publicly wishing physical violence and harm on other members, bragging about your lifestyle/girlfriends/etc.

Don't be jealous please. This was over with and I have said nothing to piss you off or get your feelings hurt. You made a troll comment and I posted a troll dancing, and don't tell me you weren't trolling, because we all know you made that comment just to get a reaction.

I'm not getting pulled into your games again for you to go crying to the mods, and in turn them give me another infraction, just drop it.

I buy my ceramic pads/blank rotors from advance auto parts, cheap, work better than OEM, and lifetime warranty so I never have to pay for brakes again, just bring in the old part, swap and install and I'm good to go. Great for track use...

Guys like mango would use any 'advantage' he has to discriminate, mock, and belittle others.
Like a bigger car engine, more expensive parts, better maintained, living in a richer state/country and etc.
Maybe as far as having a grand wizard account on Stormfront to he can hang out with his other foreign-hating friends.

I used to drive fast and cowboy around, but then I realized that I can't even afford bumping into someone, so now it's slow and classy, with occasional spurts of speed. Fanatics might pick on each other from time to time, but we are all one great big family that looks out for each other in the end.

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Originally Posted by E46Mango

I pull up to meets, lean to one side, shakin my finger at all da playahaterz. Then I get back into my car and flash mah beamz.

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I went with brand new OE rotors and pads from a forum user. He's also throwing in SS brake lines and clutch line. I still think you won't have a problem with an exploding rotor

Nobody ever said they would explode. However, without adhering to quality standards all the big makes do, we don't know for sure that they were built to standard and passed strict quality-control testing. And for that reason, it's not safe to gamble your braking system just to save a measely 68 cents.

In fact, if Callahan (Kamikaze Racing, Taiwan) offered to pay me $500 a month to use their rotors, I would absolutely decline. Any more than that, I might consider it, but would have to wear a helmet, have an EMT sitting next to me at all times, and have a roll-cage welded in.

Nobody ever said they would explode.
In fact, if Callahan (Kamikaze Racing, Taiwan) offered to pay me $500 a month to use their rotors, I would absolutely decline. Any more than that, I might consider it, but would have to wear a helmet, have an EMT sitting next to me at all times, and have a roll-cage welded in.

That's the only thing i'm arguing. For a rotor to actually fail enough for you to want to have a roll cage, helmet, etc., it would have to crack severely and/or explode.Either way, the caliper is still going to squeeze the rotor no matter the material quality.

So if you're saying it won't explode or crack upon compression, how would you explain how it is going to fail??

...Either way I got new OE rotors & pads so that should cool your jets a little, eh?

That's the only thing i'm arguing. For a rotor to actually fail enough for you to want to have a roll cage, helmet, etc., it would have to crack severely and/or explode.Either way, the caliper is still going to squeeze the rotor no matter the material quality.

So if you're saying it won't explode or crack upon compression, how would you explain how it is going to fail??

...Either way I got new OE rotors & pads so that should cool your jets a little, eh?

The rotors or pads could overheat due to design/material defiencies. We all know that overheated pads and rotors do not stop. That's where a rollcage, helmet, and EMT would come in handy.

And good job on getting OE pads/rotors. Your car will give back what you put into it.

The rotors or pads could overheat due to design/material defiencies. We all know that overheated pads and rotors do not stop. That's where a rollcage, helmet, and EMT would come in handy.

And good job on getting OE pads/rotors. Your car will give back what you put into it.

Ok, I see your point... The truth is, you know what you put on your car. I personally couldn't bring myself to actually hit "buy it now" on those rotors. For me it's more the fact that I know that those are on my car, even if everyone that sees them and thinks they are nice-I know they are not.